Relationship between midcycle luteinizing hormone surge quality and oocyte fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-77

  Verpoest, Willem M J A ^a   Cahill, David J ^a   Harlow, Christopher R ^a   Hull, Michael G R ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertilization of oocytes; FF LH; LH surge

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OOCYTES; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033982282     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00481-1     Document Type: Article

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